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Tech

Background Screening for Dummies: Everything You Need to Know About Social Media Screening

The latest in smart recruiting? Social media screening is now commonplace in the hiring industry, allowing employers to see what a potential hire creates and shares online.

AI

AI Images: Everything You Need to Know About Using and Creating AI-edited Photos

Is it OK to use AI images for my business? How do I spot AI images on social media? Should I hire someone who uses AI-edited photos?

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Social Media

Nice IRL…Nasty Online! What is Social Media Disinhibition?

The internet has spawned a completely new kind of fraud—so prevalent, it even has its own psychological definition, the ‘online disinhibition effect’.

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AI

How Will AI Change Business Now and in the Future?

The biggest buzzword in business is without a doubt AI, but how much do we actually understand about the technology’s impact on the future of work?

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AI

AI for Dummies: How AI Works and What It Can Be Used For

You’ve heard about it, seen it and almost certainly used it in some form on a daily basis, whether through your phone, a computer or a…coffee maker?!

Recruitment

“Why Should We Hire You?" The Best (and Worse) Responses to Give in an Interview

The most commonly asked question in interviews is ‘Why should we hire you?’. But what’s really the best answer?

Culture

What is EQ? The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Business and Hiring

You’ve heard of IQ…but what about EQ? Many careers demand a high level of emotional intelligence.

Recruitment

Why You Should Treat Networking Like Dating

Yep, really! In today’s digital and distracting swipe-right environment, finding your perfect (work) match—and persuading them that you’re the only One for them.

Culture

But Who Are They…Really? How to Know Who Someone Really Is

It seems like a day doesn’t go by without a new personality type circulating in the media. The psychological flavour of 2025?

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Culture

Do YOONO Your Work Personality?

Do YOONO what makes you tick at work? Everybody comes to work with different personalities, feelings and approaches (we’re not robots!).

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Culture

10 Things I Hate About My Job (and 10 Ways to Make a Change)

Do you hate your job, like really hate it? No doubt your search enquiries have led you to this article, and lucky you—we may just have a solution for you.

Recruitment

How to Land A-Players: Finding and Keeping the Best People for Your Team

The A-Players, G.O.A.T.s, superstars—however you describe the best employees on your team, you’re going to want to find them.

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Culture

The Importance of Business Transparency and How to Achieve It

Once the most taboo topic in business, company transparency is now non-negotiable for businesses looking to prove their ethical credentials and attract top talent.

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Recruitment

The Good, The Bad…and the Downright Ugly

What happens when your candidate fails a background test? Or worse, what if you are the subject of an unfavourable screening test?

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Recruitment

How to Recruit for Growth: A Guide for Startups

Getting a business off the ground is challenging enough, but an even more significant hurdle is jumping from two-person startup to rapidly growing company.

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Culture

Hybrid, Remote or Flexi: What’s the Best Work Style for You?

What the modern workplace looks like is rapidly changing, in many ways beyond recognition from the 5-day office week of a decade ago.

Culture

How to Hire for Culture Fit…Without Bias

At the heart of hiring for culture fit is the desire to find people who will gel with existing team members…

Tech

5 HR Tech Hacks to Save Budget and Swerve Bias in 2025

Hack your way to better HR with our complete guide to innovative HR software tools and useful HR technology tips.

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Recruitment

Let’s Shake Things Up: The Future of Recruitment Looks Smart

Smart home, smart car, smart tech…smart recruitment? The landscape of hiring is changing at lightening-speed.

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Tech

The Best HR Tech of 2024: HR Tools and Software Trends to Use Now!

Save time, resources and discover fantastic talent with the newest HR tech tools, gadgets and trends.

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Culture

What is a Toxic Workplace Culture? Warning Signs and Solutions

When business teams work together well, the workplace can be a place of inspiration, support and satisfaction.

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Recruitment

10 Tips for Making Direct Hiring Easier

Online platforms like Indeed and LinkedIn have made the direct hiring process more accessible for employers, but...

Recruitment

5 Strategies for Making Headhunting More Effective on LinkedIn

We’ll show you 5 ways for optimising your LinkedIn headhunting and recruitment process to find and entice the right people fast.

Social Media

How Does Social Media Screening Work?

Social media screening is an essential tool for employers and recruiters to learn more about how someone presents themselves online.

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Culture

How to Attract (and Keep) Gen Z Employees

Born between 1997 and 2012, and now in their 20s, Generation Z are determining the present and future of the workplace.

Recruitment

How to Conduct an Online Reputation Audit for an Individual

In today’s digital world, it seems like we have so much information available at our fingertips, yet it’s not always easy.

Culture

How Does Workplace Culture Impact on Your Business’ Reputation?

Workplace culture might be low down the list of priorities for a company when the focus is driving towards sales.

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Culture

The Pros and Cons of the UK’s Four-Day Week Weighed Up

In Autumn 2024, the UK will consider whether to introduce legislation that allows workers to request a 4 day week.

Recruitment

Are They Worth the Risk? When Controversial People Make Great Hires

Quirky, awkward…or downright dislikable? Sometimes the people who don’t blend into the background (for all the wrong reasons) make the best hires! Not convinced?

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Tech

Background Screening for Dummies: Everything You Need to Know About Social Media Screening

The latest in smart recruiting? Social media screening is now commonplace in the hiring industry, allowing employers to see what a potential hire creates and shares online.

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